r. Walid El-Malik obtained his Ph.D. in Comparative Petroleum Law from the Centre for Petroleum & Mineral Law & Policy, University of Dundee, U.K. He also holds a Diploma in Petroleum Law (1990 Prize Winner), and LL.M. in Natural resources (1992 Prize winner).He is an author of book

and several articles on investment and petroleum agreements. He is also the author of many articles on up-stream financing, negotiation, and energy laws with special reference to the Middle eastern and Islamic laws. He is currently the legal advisor of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the United Arab Emirates..